The Alaskans who contracted Alaskapox did not suffer serious illness and have recovered.
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Fairbanks hospital faces persistent staff shortages, higher turnover
Fairbanks Memorial Hospital, Tanana Valley Health Clinic and the Denali Center long-term care facility are short staffed as the COVID-19 case surge continues.
Fairbanks hospital to require COVID-19 vaccine for staff as it wrestles with full ICU
Many other Alaska health care providers are also requiring their employees to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, including Providence Health & Services Alaska, the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium and the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation.
Fairbanks Pioneer Home reports 8 COVID-19 cases over past month
The Fairbanks Pioneer Home has had four staff and four residents test positive for COVID-19 over the last month, according to the state health department.
Alaska Air National Guard unit helps evacuate 1,700 people from Afghanistan
An Alaska Air National Guard spokesperson says the Guard’s 176th Wing provided two C-17 cargo planes and four aircrews to help U.S. forces evacuate Americans and others from Afghanistan.
Alaska’s fastest electric vehicle charging station opens in Cantwell
The new charging station can charge an EV battery in about an hour.
Alaska-based military assets not participating in Afghanistan evacuation, Pentagon says
An evolving policy set out in the Army’s Arctic Strategy issued earlier this year directs Alaska-based units to focus mainly on operating in and around the circumpolar north.
Iconic Two Rivers Lodge burns as investigation into string of arsons continues
The Two Rivers Lodge burned in the early morning hours of Monday, amid a string of still-unsolved arsons in the Two Rivers-Pleasant Valley area this summer.
Remembering Frank Soos, former Alaska Writer Laureate and creative writing teacher
Soos was on a solo bicycle ride in Maine last Wednesday when he suffered a fatal accident.
Alaska biologists say wood bison reintroduced to the wild are thriving
State biologists completed an annual survey of the Innoko-Yukon River wood bison population earlier this summer, and they say the results show the animals are doing well six years after a seed group of bison was released in the area.